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Round 1: 1940's Inventions and Technology

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What nuclear technology was developed in the 1940's?

a)

The Atomic Bomb

b)

Nuclear Reactor Power Plants

c)

Nuclear Propulsion Space Rockets

d)

Radiation Treatments for Cancer

2.

Which vehicle manufacturer produced the "Jeep" in the 1940's?

a)

Willys-Overland

b)

Nash-Kelvinator

c)

Hudson

d)

Chrysler

3.

In 1946 the first mobile phone calls were made on a car radiotelephone in this city.

a)

New York

b)

Chicago

c)

Atlanta

d)

Philadelphia

4.

What was introduced at the 1939 World's Fair and then made commercially available in the 1940's?

a)

Telephone

b)

Television

c)

Two-way Radio

d)

Poloroid Camera

5.

The Whittle W1, patented by Sir Frank Whittle, was the first of these to be successfully tested in 1941.

a)

Diesel Engine

b)

Turbojet Engine

c)

Internal Combustion Engine

d)

Inline/Straight Engine

6.

In 1943, Department of Agriculture researchers, Lyle Goodhue and William Sullivan,

developed this fluorocarbon device.

a)

Aersol Spray Can

b)

Propane Gas Tank

c)

Butane Lighter

d)

Whipped Cream Dispenser

7.

On October 30, 1948, the Wurlitzer family released this invention.

a)

Boxed Cake Mix

b)

The Frisbee

c)

The Aqualung

d)

The Jukebox

8.

In 1943, GE Chemist mixed boric acid and silicone oil, creating this invention.

a)

Silly Putty

b)

Foam Insulation

c)

Rock Hard Epoxy

d)

Dental Cavity Filler

9.

In 1948, the world's first electronic stored-program computer was built in England. What was it called?

a)

The Manhatten Project

b)

The Manchester Baby

c)

The Magnetic Computer

d)

The Electronic Business Machine

10.

In 1949, physicist, inventor, and engineer Samuel W. Alderson developed this device,

formally known as an ATD for anthropomorphic test device,

a)

Crash Test Dummy

b)

Voltage and Ampere Meter

c)

Tachometer

d)

Tune Up Automotive Analyzer

11.

With his 1947 absorbent clay invention, this World War II veteran became known as the King of Cat Litter.

a)

Edward Lowe

b)

Kent Draper

c)

David Littering

d)

Dusty Clayborn

12.

Originally intended to be used to detect enemy ships and aircraft during WWII,

the cavity magnetron tube, invented in 1940, soon evolved into powering these.

a)

Microwaves

b)

Mobile Phones

c)

Autonomous Underwater vehicles (AUVs)

d)

Sonar Telescops